Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 1707: General Amnesty!

The eagle had belonged to Old Eagle, and with Old Eagle still unconscious, it was under Zhang Que's command. This eagle had wings as tough as steel and could fly extremely quickly. It was only used to deliver extremely important news.

Whoosh!

Wang Chong immediately reached out with his hand, and the eagle quickly descended into his palm.

With a light raise of his finger, he removed the letter from the eagle's leg and glanced down. From the date, it seemed the letter had been sent three days ago. In other words, it had been sent almost the day he had left the capital.

"What's going on here?"

Wang Chong's heart sank as he hastily opened the envelope.

'Your Highness, the situation is bad…'

The first line immediately made Wang Chong's heart plunge, and by the time he reached the last line, his face had turned into a nasty scowl.

Zhang Que had not mentioned too many matters in his letter, only that the day after Wang Chong had left, the Imperial Court—or perhaps one could just say the First Prince—had announced a momentous decision.

The First Prince, using the Sage Emperor's illness as his reason, had issued a general amnesty, and many criminals had been released from prison. This included Wang Chong's former foe who had been caught in Wang Chong's trap and charged with the crime of deceiving the sovereign, Fumeng Lingcha.

At the same time, the First Prince had said that, as Geshu Han was dead and the army could not be without a commander for a single day, he had decided to place Fumeng Lingcha as commander of the Big Dipper Army in order to fend off any potential attack from Ü-Tsang. The report said that Fumeng Lingcha had assumed the post on the same day as his release.

The capital had been deeply shaken by the news, and while major officials had objected, the First Prince had forced the proposal through.

Geshu Han was dead, and Longxi still faced the threat of Ü-Tsang. This was a real and present danger that no one could deny. There were no reliable candidates in the court besides Fumeng Lingcha, and his objectors ha

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